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Diana Merriwell and Giles Sinclair only tolerate one another for the sake of their nearest and dearest. Everyone believes that they are meant to be together, but Diana and Giles know that it is animosity, not attraction, that fuels their barbed exchanges. Anyway, Diana loves her freedom too much to give it up for marriage, and Giles is happily wedded to his bachelor lifestyle. After Giles' curmudgeonly father, the Duke of Harpenden, unexpectedly turns up his toes, it's only a matter of time before the circumstances of his only son's birth are revealed.

All'età di dieci anni Miranda Cheever non mostra segni di particolare avvenenza. Per sua sfortuna, è nata in un ambiente che attribuisce grande importanza all'aspetto fisico femminile e, consapevole di essere considerata inferiore a tutte le altre giovani dei dintorni, ha ormai accettato il destino opaco che la società le ha già assegnato. Fino al giorno in cui conosce Nigel Bevelstoke, visconte Turner, il fratello maggiore della sua amica Olivia. Lui ha diciannove anni, è bello come un dio greco, gentile e arguto.

Lady Olivia Bevelstoke ha sentito dire che il suo nuovo, affascinante vicino potrebbe aver ucciso la fidanzata. Non ci crede affatto, però... giusto per essere sicura... forse è meglio tenerlo d'occhio. E così inizia a controllarlo: ben nascosta (o almeno così si illude), passa le ore appostata dietro la finestra della sua camera: osserva, e aspetta. Piano piano scopre un uomo davvero intrigante, che sta chiaramente dissimulando qualcosa. Ma cosa? Sir Harry Valentine lavora per il ministero della Guerra traducendo documenti di importanza vitale per la nazione.

Abandoned by his father, Gareth Inglis grew up lonely, prickly, and used to disappointment. Still, he longs for a connection. When he meets a charming stranger, he falls head over heels—until everything goes wrong and he's left alone again. Then Gareth's father dies, turning the shabby London clerk into Sir Gareth, with a grand house on the remote Romney Marsh and a family he doesn't know. The Marsh is another world, a strange, empty place notorious for its ruthless gangs of smugglers. And one of them is dangerously familiar…

Während er schlief. Derbyshire, 1779. In den britischen Kolonien wurde Cecilias Bruder im Kampf verletzt. Mutig tritt sie die Schiffspassage nach Nordamerika an. Doch in Manhattan angekommen, entdeckt Cecilia, dass eine Verwechslung vorliegt. Statt ihres Bruders findet sie den attraktiven Captain Edward Rokesby bewusstlos im Lazarett vor. Einen innigen Briefwechsel hatte sie mit ihm und dabei ihr Herz verloren. Jetzt will sie ihm helfen, obwohl das eigentlich nur Anverwandten gestattet ist. Cecilia greift zu einer tollkühnen Lüge: Sie gibt sich als Edwards Gattin aus.

Simon Basset, o irresistível duque de Hastings, acaba de retornar a Londres depois de seis anos viajando pelo mundo. Rico, bonito e solteiro, ele é um prato cheio para as mães da alta sociedade, que só pensam em arrumar um bom partido para suas filhas. Simon, porém, tem o firme propósito de nunca se casar. Assim, para se livrar das garras dessas mulheres, precisa de um plano infalível. É quando entra em cena Daphne Bridgerton, a irmã mais nova de seu melhor amigo.

Decidida a encontrar marido, la señorita Eleanor, Ellie Bowman, asiste a un baile organizado por la duquesa de Greycliffe, a la que todos llaman con cariño «la duquesa del amor». Sin embargo, no hace caso de ninguno de los caballeros a los que la anfitriona ha invitado precisamente pensando en ella. En realidad, quien le interesa es su elegante hijo, Ned, lord Edward, que ya hace tiempo le robó el corazón? y la hizo arder de deseo.

Lady Portia North is in love with her brother’s friend. She fell in love with him when she first met him years earlier and hasn’t been able to set those feelings aside. He’s always been kind to her, but nothing remotely amorous. She’s already had three seasons, and turned down several proposals. If she doesn’t let go of her dream of the Earl of Lyonsdale, she’ll end up a spinster.

Perfeita para os fãs de Bridgerton, esta série é protagonizada por três jovens que decidem usar os conhecimentos de moda, comida e música para criar a própria empresa de eventos. E se elas e os clientes acabarem descobrindo o amor enquanto fazem negócios, melhor ainda.

When their elderly guardian dies, Faith Whitford is determined to set up house in Bath and look for respectable country gentlemen for her four sisters. She has no ambitions for mingling with the ton. What she did not expect was a new guardian, in the form of a London Beau to be appointed over them, nor that he would take any interest in their care.

Kent, 1817. Eleanor Lyndon sta passeggiando persa nei suoi pensieri quando Charles Wycombe, conte di Billington, letteralmente piomba nella sua vita, precipitando da una grande quercia, in stato di evidente ubriachezza. Charles è uno dei partiti più appetibili della contea ed Ellie, figlia del locale vicario, non si può certo annoverare tra le fanciulle da marito più ambite, eppure, proprio mentre lo riaccompagna al suo calesse, Charles le chiede di sposarlo! Un matrimonio d'interesse, certamente, perché alla vigilia dei trent'anni, rimanendo scapolo, il conte rischia di perdere una cospicua eredità.

Colin Bridgerton è l'uomo più affascinante di Londra, lo sanno tutti. Penelope Featherington adora da sempre il fratello della sua migliore amica, e dopo una vita passata a osservarlo pensa di sapere tutto di lui. Fino a quando non scopre il suo più profondo segreto, e si accorge di non conoscerlo affatto. Ma anche Penelope nasconde un segreto, e per Colin svelarlo sarà la sfida più intrigante.

His heart torn in two, Graham Astor, Duke of Kensington, mourns his wife. As he distances himself from everything that reminds him of happier days lost forever, he comes to realize that there is one thing he cannot run from. Graham needs a new wife, if only for the sake of his daughter. Disillusioned with love, Rosabel only wishes to not remain a burden to her uncle's family much longer. After seeing her parents' love turn against them, Rosabel dreams of an independent life as a governess. But then a stranger asks for her hand in marriage.

A year ago, Mr. Darcy suffered from an illness which robbed him of the use of his legs. However, he is determined to never become maudlin and behave as though his life is over and ruined just because part of it has become more difficult. Since he could not expect to recover any further, it was time to resume the ordinary course of his life.

Raised by an overprotective mother, bookish romantic Sandrine Oliver craves adventure, but nothing exciting ever happens in her sleepy seaside village. Until a handsome, mysterious stranger arrives and sweeps her off her feet…only to leave suddenly with no explanation. Lord Dane Walker, brother to the Duke of Rydell, is infamous for racing fast carriages and breaking hearts. But when his brother is mortally injured, Dane inherits the responsibilities of the dukedom—duties that come with a dangerous secret which threatens everyone close to him.

After a long separation, Elizabeth Bennet is off to spend Christmas in London with her grandparents, Lord and Lady Richmond, and her cousins Nicholas and Amelia. While her grandmother is determined to see her spoiled with new gowns and the like, Elizabeth would prefer to play chess and shop for books with Nicholas and her grandfather and visit with her grandmother and Amelia.

Honora Drevenport is a young, awkward, barely acceptable young lady when she first meets the dashing Earl of Southwell and falls hopelessly in love. After suffering a terrible humiliation at the hands of Southwell's friends, Honora's family forces her to marry. Years later, Honora is no longer unhappily wed but a stunning widow and the toast of London. A woman who has never forgotten the Earl of Southwell or what happened that terrible night. Honora's plan is simple: make Southwell fall in love with her and exact her revenge.

Independent, impulsive Lady Philippa Darlington guarantees her freedom by playing the role of wallflower for two miserable seasons in the ton. With the guidance of the most feared feminist enterprise in London—the Duchess Society—Pippa vows never to marry. But a madcap misadventure throws her plan off course and puts her face-to-face with the only man she's ever wanted. A man who doesn't want her.

Cuando la señorita Eliza Balfour se casó con el conde de Somerset, veinte años mayor que ella, fue el evento de la temporada... y poco importó que él no fuera el marido que ella quería. Diez años más tarde, Eliza es viuda, rica, noble y, por primera vez en su vida, libre. Siempre ha cumplido las normas, pero ahora está decidida a hacer lo que le apetezca. Y lo que desea es ir a Bath con su prima Margaret para dedicarse a pintar y a flirtear con el infame lord Melville.

Huérfana desde pequeña, Arabella Hampton no ha sido más que una carga para sus tíos, que nunca la han querido. El único afecto que ha conocido le llegaba de la familia Jonquil, de Lampton Park; una oportunidad aparece en su camino de manera inesperada: le ofrecen ser la dama de compañía de la condesa viuda. Sin embargo, no es fácil vivir allí ocupando su posición, pues no es un miembro del servicio pero tampoco forma parte de la familia.